Suggestion for building a cost estimator.

[FortFunFoSho]

Hello everyone!

I would like to solicit some advice on how I should go about creatign a cost calculator (estimator).

Basically, what it will do is creat an estimate for a customer. The quote will be printed out on a final page. The quote will be based of a number of line items. Each line item will have a configuration of the product with various features and at a specific quantity. A basic shopping cart plugin might be an option, but each line item (product) will be configured with a variety of options and with a typical quantity greater than one.

I know that this is vague, but I am just starting to think about this at this point.

Any suggestions on what to use?

 

[EagleKeeper]

A database of line items.

Then a linked table of options per line item.

User selects line item; options are presented and selection for that item.

When user is satisfied, they can "checkout" and the final total page can be printed.